Life expectancy for people of different ages in Slovakia
Slovakia: Life expectancy for people of different ages was 78.34 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
78.34 years
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
72nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
78.34 years
in 2023
All-time low
44.2 years
in 1921
Years of data
77
1921–2023
Life expectancy for people of different ages in Slovakia, 1921–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 78.34 years for life expectancy for people of different ages in 2023. That is the highest value across all 77 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy for people of different ages in Slovakia peaked at 78.34 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.2 years, in 1921.
Slovakia ranks 72nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.
Life expectancy for people of different ages in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 44.2 years | — |
| 1930 | 49.9 years | +12.9% |
| 1937 | 53.2 years | +6.6% |
| 1950 | 60.78 years | +14.2% |
| 1951 | 61.15 years | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 64.3 years | +5.2% |
| 1953 | 65.65 years | +2.1% |
| 1954 | 66.69 years | +1.6% |
| 1955 | 67.85 years | +1.7% |
| 1956 | 68.37 years | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 67.46 years | -1.3% |
| 1958 | 69.36 years | +2.8% |
| 1959 | 69.01 years | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 70.34 years | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 70.79 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 70.33 years | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 70.69 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 71.08 years | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 70.28 years | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 70.42 years | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 70.97 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 70.46 years | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 69.8 years | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 69.72 years | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 69.86 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 70.3 years | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 70.03 years | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 70.18 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 70.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 70.47 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 70.41 years | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 70.42 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 70.74 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 70.38 years | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 70.62 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 70.76 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 70.48 years | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 70.71 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 70.72 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 70.89 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 71.07 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 71.13 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 70.94 years | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 70.82 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 70.92 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 71.37 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 71.88 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 72.33 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 72.25 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 72.74 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 72.69 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 72.57 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 72.96 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 73.14 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 73.57 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 73.77 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 73.82 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 74.22 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 74.16 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 74.42 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 74.49 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 74.86 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 75.22 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 75.5 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 76.02 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 76.18 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 76.51 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 76.85 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 76.65 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 77.22 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 77.22 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 77.27 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 77.69 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 76.86 years | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 74.59 years | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 77.04 years | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 78.34 years | +1.7% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 78.34 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 97% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 78.34 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.72 years, 98% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 44.2 years | 44.2 years | 44.2 years | 1 |
| 1930s | 51.55 years | 49.9 years | 53.2 years | 2 |
| 1950s | 66.06 years | 60.78 years | 69.36 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.52 years | 69.8 years | 71.08 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.24 years | 69.72 years | 70.74 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.77 years | 70.38 years | 71.13 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.05 years | 70.82 years | 72.96 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.17 years | 73.14 years | 75.22 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.71 years | 75.5 years | 77.69 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.71 years | 74.59 years | 78.34 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy for people of different ages in Slovakia?
- Life expectancy for people of different ages in Slovakia was 78.34 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.34 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.2 years in 1921.
- How does Slovakia rank for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Slovakia ranks 72nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy for people of different ages rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.